Dexter Simpson Kimball (October 21, 1865 – November 1, 1952) was an American engineer, professor of industrial engineering at Cornell University, early management author and president of the

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in 1922–23.

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(2005). "KIMBALL, Dexter Simpson (1865–1952)," in: ''Encyclopedia of History of American Management.'' p. 301-2C. D. Albert, A. E. Wells & W. F. Willcox.
Dexter Simpson Kimball: October 21, 1865 — November 1, 1952
at ''ecommons.library.cornell.edu.'' Accessed 2015-02-22.

Biography

Born in New River,

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, Kimball grew up in California, and obtained his AB in mechanical engineering from

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in 1896. Kimball had started his career as engineering apprentice in 1881. From 1887 to 1893 he worked at

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in San Francisco, California, and from 1896 to 1898. From 1898 to 1901 he was lecturer in machine design at Cornell University. After another working period in industry, he was appointed professor of machine construction at

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. And from 1915 to his retirement in 1936 he was professor of industrial engineering and dean of its College of Engineering. Kimball was elected president of the

for the year 1922–23. He was awarded the

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in 1933. Worcester Reed Warner Medal
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Selected publications

* Kimball, Dexter S.
Elements of machine design
'' New York, J. Wiley & sons, 1909. * Kimball, Dexter S.
Principles of industrial organization
'' New York : McGraw-Hill, 1913
1919
* Kimball, Dexter S.
Auditing and cost-finding. Part I: Auditing, Part II: Cost-finding
'' New York, Alexander Hamilton institute, 1914. * Kimball, Dexter S.
Cost finding
'' New York : Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1919, 1921. * Kimball, Dexter S.
Plant management
'' New York : Alexander Hamilton Institute, 1919; 1922. * Kimball, Dexter S. ‘Has Taylorism Survived?’ ''Mechanical Engineering'', 48: 593-594 (June, 1927) * Kimball, Dexter S. ''I remember.'' New York, McGraw-Hill, 1953.

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Dexter Simpson Kimball: October 21, 1865 — November 1, 1952
at cornell.edu. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimball, Dexter Simpson 1865 births 1952 deaths 20th-century American engineers Stanford University alumni Cornell University faculty People from Charlotte County, New Brunswick Henry Laurence Gantt Medal recipients Canadian emigrants to the United States